and my understanding is that panetta and others didn't push for it because of the risk involved that the congressman just laid out. because these arms could end up in the hands of al qaeda or be used against israel. so this is -- this is why administrations are set up. this is why national security teams have been built. this is why the president wanted such strong personalities and expertise on the national security team. doesn't always agree with them but he gets their best advice and makes the decision. he's the commander in chief. >> two quick political points. i mean, if you look at where president obama's foreign policy is likely to crack wide open among partisan lines, this is it. you will see senators mccain, i think and graham and others start to string together instances of america leading from behind and of this president's comfort in doing so in places like libya and now in syria and i think this will become the most political part of the president's -- >> scrambling with party lines over here. >> i think this is where he's opening himself up to criticism of what was a ho